is there a way to remove the front springs without removing the strut housing?
10-04-2004, 02:50 PM
#1
AudiWorld Super User
Thread Starter
is there a way to remove the front springs without removing the strut housing?
obviously you have to take shocks from the top first and compress the spring while in the car?
Just wondering.
TIA
Just wondering.
TIA
10-04-2004, 07:50 PM
#5
AudiWorld Super User
Thread Starter
Did you?
another option was to put a spacer on the rear perch to raise the rear and make it even. I think the fronts raised up to its normal height but the rear sagged which is a Bilstein thing? My olds front shocks were blown and prolly why the fronts were sitting low.
New lowering springs is what I need. How's yours?
New lowering springs is what I need. How's yours?
10-05-2004, 03:51 AM
#7
Re: how did you do it exactly?
Jack the car up...way up
Remove tire
Unbolt suspension at the top of the tower.
Swing the whole assembly down until the top of the tower sticks out the wheel well (this is nearly impossible and stretches the brake line almost to the point of snapping)
Install spring compessor on spring
Remove spring.
That said. DO NOT TRY THIS. I did it on a parts car to save time. It did not save time. It was a be-o-atch. The neighborhood children learned some new words that day.
Remove tire
Unbolt suspension at the top of the tower.
Swing the whole assembly down until the top of the tower sticks out the wheel well (this is nearly impossible and stretches the brake line almost to the point of snapping)
Install spring compessor on spring
Remove spring.
That said. DO NOT TRY THIS. I did it on a parts car to save time. It did not save time. It was a be-o-atch. The neighborhood children learned some new words that day.
